OLLI Photo Club – WIFT Themes

WIFT Themes

A reference of photography themes for social distancing times.

Social Distancing survival activities
- Neighbors walking, families bicycling, basketball games on driveways, etc.
Groups: Lines at grocery stores, dispersed gatherings at parks, the new rush hour, etc.
People and pets in cars at stop lights
Animals (Pets, Birds, forest creatures, bugs, etc.)

One’s own backyard
Neighborhoods
Parks (Huntley Meadows, Lake Accotink, Burke Lake, Royal Lake, etc.)
Historical Cities (like Aldie, the old parts of Fairfax City, Alexandria, Clifton, Burke Station, Middleburg (cemetery), Clifton, Upperville (cemetery), Upperville (with cemetery), etc.)
New Cities (Fairfax City, Vienna, Tyson’s, Mosaic Center, Reston, etc.)
GMU Campus
Churches in Alexandria (see Google map)
Country and Urban Landscapes

Celebrations (Easter, Passover, also see Observances in USA)
Spring blooms. (They’re everywhere, let’s see flowers!)
Mailboxes (unique designs, surrounded by plants, things repurposed as mailboxes)
Food
Railroads
Artwork (graffiti, public art, private art, art in one’s home)
Architecture
Historical churches and other buildings
Abandoned or decaying buildings
Astrophotography (religious observations based on earth/lunar cycles, flowers by moonlight)
Pre-, current-, and post-COVID photos
Transportation

Conceptual Photography
- Conceptual Photography (Wikipedia)
- Conceptual Art (Wikipedia)
- E.g., Themes for Dan’s Course Galleries
Drive-by Photography
Before/During COVID Comparison
While Lying on Back
Same Time of Day
Riding a Bus (non-COVID)
B&W
12-Shot Project (Best 4 of a Film-sized Project)
Diary (for personal use)
Home Studio Work (portraiture lights, light tent, light box, etc.)
Macro
Window Portraits (frame subject in window)
Abstracts around the Home (found, not created)
Abstracts (found and/or created)